Domestic Box Office For Dec 23, 2004
Data as of Dec 22, 1:55 PST
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Meet the Fockers | $12,330,000 | +2.2% | - | 3,518 | $3,504 | $24,396,740 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | $4,321,442 | +14.4% | - | 3,622 | $1,193 | $46,799,490 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | 3 | The Polar Express | $3,268,253 | +29.3% | +108.4% | 2,702 | $1,209 | $133,705,986 | 44 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 4 | Ocean's Twelve | $2,267,335 | +17.8% | -13.3% | 3,290 | $689 | $78,199,049 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 6 | National Treasure | $1,294,421 | +38.5% | +81.8% | 2,478 | $522 | $137,100,280 | 35 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 7 | Christmas with the Kranks | $1,217,389 | +30.5% | +124.6% | 2,555 | $476 | $66,249,377 | 30 | Revolution Studios |
| 7 | 8 | Spanglish | $1,082,574 | +21% | - | 2,438 | $444 | $13,540,256 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | 5 | The Phantom of the Opera | $1,003,746 | -23.8% | - | 622 | $1,613 | $2,321,677 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 10 | The Incredibles | $874,014 | +27.8% | +144.4% | 1,732 | $504 | $240,008,667 | 49 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 9 | Blade: Trinity | $812,266 | +14.4% | -18.4% | 2,912 | $278 | $39,147,441 | 16 | New Line Cinema |
| 11 | 11 | Flight of the Phoenix | $693,729 | +18.9% | - | 2,604 | $266 | $7,812,576 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | 12 | Closer | $483,110 | +9.8% | +11.9% | 1,090 | $443 | $20,871,403 | 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | 13 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $406,235 | +11.3% | +98.6% | 1,448 | $280 | $78,064,769 | 35 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | 14 | Finding Neverland | $387,328 | +30% | +93.7% | 985 | $393 | $18,397,554 | 42 | Miramax |
| 15 | 15 | Sideways | $244,672 | +33.6% | +28.8% | 383 | $638 | $17,330,560 | 63 | - |
| 16 | 16 | The Aviator | $123,692 | +18.9% | - | 41 | $3,016 | $1,354,738 | 7 | Miramax |
| 17 | 17 | A Very Long Engagement | $112,587 | +8.6% | +1,972.7% | 167 | $674 | $844,095 | 28 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 18 | 20 | Ray | $75,255 | +35.9% | -29.8% | 442 | $170 | $70,542,310 | 56 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | 18 | Kinsey | $68,649 | +12.9% | +25.2% | 196 | $350 | $5,407,312 | 42 | - |
| 20 | 19 | Shark Tale | $67,324 | +14.1% | +730.8% | 411 | $163 | $159,815,479 | 84 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 21 | 21 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $37,720 | +4.5% | -74% | 328 | $115 | $39,527,550 | 42 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | 22 | Alexander | $32,336 | +9.1% | -81.2% | 232 | $139 | $33,853,450 | 30 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 24 | Million Dollar Baby | $28,351 | +28.7% | +8.9% | 8 | $3,543 | $337,541 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 23 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $23,506 | +2.7% | +1.7% | 2 | $11,753 | $407,873 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | 26 | Hotel Rwanda | $21,980 | +8.2% | - | 7 | $3,140 | $42,295 | 2 | United Artists |
| 26 | 25 | Napoleon Dynamite | $20,622 | -3% | -3.3% | 144 | $143 | $44,243,873 | 196 | - |
| 27 | 27 | Friday Night Lights | $10,880 | +6.8% | +2.6% | 154 | $70 | $61,157,405 | 77 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | 29 | Saw | $8,086 | +20.6% | -72.9% | 178 | $45 | $55,132,901 | 56 | Lionsgate |
| 29 | 28 | I Heart Huckabees | $6,977 | -3.9% | -48% | 47 | $148 | $12,529,425 | 84 | - |
| 30 | 31 | The Machinist | $6,221 | +25.3% | -49.7% | 60 | $103 | $969,473 | 63 | Paramount Classics |
| 31 | 33 | Beyond the Sea | $5,766 | +48.9% | - | 6 | $961 | $66,280 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | 30 | Team America: World Police | $5,152 | -19.8% | -45.3% | 46 | $112 | $32,701,689 | 70 | Paramount Pictures |
| 33 | 32 | Without a Paddle | $4,895 | +7.8% | -18.9% | 43 | $113 | $58,032,420 | 126 | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | 36 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $2,800 | +38.6% | +96.2% | 19 | $147 | $19,469,224 | 287 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | 34 | Garden State | $2,767 | -5.1% | -55.6% | 29 | $95 | $26,720,167 | 149 | - |
| 36 | 35 | Alfie | $2,429 | -5.6% | +19.2% | 43 | $56 | $13,369,996 | 49 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | 37 | I Am David | $1,177 | +7.7% | -85% | 26 | $45 | $288,552 | 21 | Lionsgate |
| 38 | 38 | Enduring Love | $303 | +13.5% | -72.2% | 13 | $23 | $348,570 | 56 | Paramount Classics |
| 39 | 39 | Fade to Black | $46 | +2.2% | -92.6% | 4 | $11 | $728,531 | 49 | Paramount Classics |
